Journey Beyond Three Seas (1957)
This first co-production of the Soviet and Indian cinematographers is dedicated to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who in 1466-1472 blazed the trade way from Europe to India. The film is based on Nikitin’s travel notes. Starring in the film are popular Russian actor Oleg Strizhenov and India’s 1950s movie star Nargis.
Released: Dec 13, 1957
Runtime: 144 minutes
Stars: Nargis, Oleg Strizhenov, Padmini, Prithviraj Kapoor, Manmohan Krishna, P. Jairaj
Crew: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (Director), Vasily Pronin (Director), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (Writer), Mariya Smirnova (Writer), S. Ramachandra (Director of Photography), Boris Chaikovsky (Original Music Composer)
